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Hacker News MCP — search and retrieve stories from Hacker News

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Unhealthy
Uptime
48.0% over 38 days
Last Tested
Transport
Streamable HTTP
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Repository
pipeworx-io/mcp-hackernews
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mcp-hackernews

TDQS

A3.7/5.0

Scored across 36 tools

Disambiguation2/5

Multiple tools have overlapping purposes: ask_pipeworx, ask_pipeworx_beta, and ask_pipeworx_grounded are near-duplicates (beta is even stated to match stable), get_top_stories duplicates get_stories' 'top' type, and the Polymarket cluster (polymarket_edges, polymarket_arbitrage, polymarket_edge_tracker, bet_research) is hard to tell apart without reading long descriptions. An agent would frequently misselect among these.

Naming Consistency3/5

Most tools use snake_case, but the pattern is mixed: some start with verbs (get_stories, list_subscriptions, resolve_entity), others with nouns (entity_profile, polymarket_edges, ai_visibility_check, pipeworx_trending), and some are bare verbs (remember, recall, forget). It remains readable but lacks a predictable verb_noun convention.

Tool Count2/5

36 tools is far too many for a server named 'hackernews', which would only need 5-10 HN-focused tools; the bulk are unrelated Pipeworx data tools. Even as a general data platform, 36 is heavy and exceeds the well-scoped range.

Completeness3/5

For Hacker News, the read surface (stories, comments, search) is mostly covered but missing user profile lookups, poll details, and any write operations. For the broader Pipeworx domain, many data sources exist but operations like updating subscriptions or deeper memory management are absent.

Tool Schema Changelog

Recent tool additions, removals, and schema changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

  1. 2 tool updates
    • Changedbet_research2 fields changed
      • changedInput schema / examples
        Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "market": "when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k"
-  },
-  {
-    "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "market": "will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination"
+  },
+  {
+    "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination"
+  }
+]
      • changedInput schema / properties / market / description
        Previous value: -"Polymarket slug (\"when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."New value: +"Polymarket slug (\"will-kristi-noem-win-the-2028-republican-presidential-nomination\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."
    • Changedpolymarket_kalshi_spread1 field changed
      • changedInput schema / examples
        Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "topic": "fed"
-  },
-  {
-    "topic": "btc"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "topic": "fed"
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "btc"
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "bitcoin"
+  },
+  {
+    "topic": "fed rate decision"
+  }
+]
  2. 2 tool updates
    • Changedbet_research2 fields changed
      • changedInput schema / examples
        Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "market": "will-bitcoin-reach-100k-in-july-2026"
-  },
-  {
-    "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "market": "when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k"
+  },
+  {
+    "market": "https://polymarket.com/event/when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k"
+  }
+]
      • changedInput schema / properties / market / description
        Previous value: -"Polymarket slug (\"will-bitcoin-hit-150k-by-june-30-2026\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k by June 30?\")"New value: +"Polymarket slug (\"when-will-bitcoin-hit-150k\"), full URL (\"https://polymarket.com/event/...\"), or question text (\"Will Bitcoin hit $150k?\"). Dated slugs stop resolving once they settle — Polymarket de-indexes resolved markets — so prefer an undated one."
    • Changedpolymarket_kalshi_spread1 field changed
      • changedInput schema / properties / topic / description
        Previous value: -"Pre-mapped: fed | btc | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president"New value: +"Subject to compare. Canonical keys: fed | btc | eth | cpi | gdp | sp500 | recession | next_pope | next_uk_pm | next_israel_pm | 2028_president — but aliases and keywords resolve too (\"bitcoin\", \"fed rate decision\", \"ethereum\", \"inflation\", \"s&p 500\", \"us recession\", \"next pope\", \"2028 election\"). Check resolution.topic_matched_by in the response: \"exact\"/\"alias\" is a curated pairing, \"phrase\"/\"token\" is a keyword guess."

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